Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Friday, February 20, 2026

Florida Division of Emergency Management sent this bulletin at 02/20/2026 09:42 AM EST

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Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report

EOC Activation Level: Level 2 
Meteorological Summary:
  • Areas of fog and low clouds across the coastal Big Bend and interior Peninsula will slowly lift and dissipate through the morning hours. Some areas of fog may linger longer, especially along the coasts.
  • Widely scattered showers are ongoing across the Panhandle this morning amidst moist southerly flow south of a stalled frontal boundary over Central Georgia.
  • Additional scattered showers and embedded thunderstorms will develop and stream northward across the Big Bend and Panhandle through this afternoon (50-65% chance of rain).
    • Although there is no organized risk for flash flooding, a few locally heavy downpours cannot be ruled out with localized rainfall totals upwards of 2”.
  • Otherwise, a mostly sunny and dry day is expected elsewhere across the state.
  • Winds will remain elevated over North Florida this afternoon, with gusts upwards of 20-25 mph possible.
  • Pockets of low relative humidities will bring elevated wildfire conditions to portions of interior South and Central Florida today.
  • High temperatures this afternoon will climb into the lower to middle 80s throughout much of the state, with upper 80s to lower 90s across interior Central and South Florida.
  • Cooler temperatures into the middle to upper 70s can be expected along the coasts.
  • Shower activity will begin to lift north of the state and diminish in coverage this evening and overnight across the Panhandle (25-40% chance of rain).
  • Additional development of low clouds and fog is expected tonight, especially along the Gulf Coast and interior Peninsula where locally dense fog is most likely.
  • Lows will only fall into the middle to upper 60s for the Panhandle, Big Bend, and coastal Southeast Florida tonight.
  • Much of the Peninsula will dip into the upper 50s to lower 60s where the greatest chance of fog exists.
  • A medium to high risk for rip currents is expected for all Panhandle and East Coast beaches today.
 

 

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